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Shaun of the Dead: How to Identify a Zombie

Level: B2-C1

Tags: fighting zombies, confrontation, male, British, comedy

Vocabulary: cuddle, flatter, hold it, what's up with (something), get physical

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Shaun of the Dead: How to Identify a Zombie

Shaun of the Dead: How to Identify a Zombie

  • Level: B2-C1
  • Vocabulary: cuddle, flatter, hold it, what's up with (something), get physical
  • Tags: fighting zombies, confrontation, male, British, comedy

"Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 horror comedy film directed by Edgar Wright. The film was written by Wright and Simon Pegg, who stars in it as Shaun. Along with friend Ed, played by Nick Frost, Shaun is caught unaware by the zombie apocalypse; they attempt to take refuge in a local pub with their loved ones. The film co-stars Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. It is the first installment in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, followed by Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013)." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead

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About Time: Ordering food, going to bed, and travelling through time

Level: B2-C1

Tags: ordering food, going to bed, male, British, female, American, comedy

Vocabulary: lights out, worries, take away, what a relief, discharged

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About Time: Ordering food, going to bed, and traveling through time

About Time: Ordering food, going to bed, and traveling through time

  • Level: B2-C1
  • Vocabulary: lights out, worries, take away, what a relief, discharged
  • Tags: ordering food, going to bed, male, British, female, American, comedy
Worksheet: "About Time" Worksheet Color

"About Time is a 2013 British romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis, and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy. The film is about a young man with the ability to time travel who tries to change his past in hopes of improving his future." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Time_(2013_film)

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Easy A: How to apologize to the school principal

Level: C1-C2

Tags: apologize, principal, high school, female, male, American, British, comedy

Vocabulary: public school, detention, progressive, warranted, remotely

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Easy A: How to apologize to the school principal

Easy A: How to apologize to the school principal

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: public school, detention, progressive, warranted, remotely
  • Tags: apologize, principal, high school, female, male, American, British, comedy
Worksheet: "Easy A" Worksheet Color

"Easy A is a 2010 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal and starring Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thomas Haden Church... The screenplay was partially inspired by the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_A

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Paul: How to meet an alien

Level: B2-C1

Tags: introduction, persuasion, aliens, male, British, American, comedy, science fiction

Vocabulary: probe, harvesting, phaser, faint, bladder

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Paul: How to meet an alien

Paul: How to meet an alien

  • Level: C1-C2
  • Vocabulary: probe, harvesting, phaser, faint, bladder
  • Tags: introduction, persuasion, aliens, male, British, American, comedy, science fiction
Worksheet: "Paul" Worksheet Color

Paul is an alien. Weird name for an alien, right? Well, that is just one of the many strange and interesting things about Paul. In this 2011 science-fiction comedy film, British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play a couple of geeks who need to help Paul get back home. In this short scene, the two main characters meet Paul for the first time. While they try to wrap their heads around what is going on, Paul tries to convince the main character to give him a ride. Be advised this scene does contain some adult language.

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